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Can u try to make a quick list immediately of the causes of neck swellings other than Hodgkins?

  #2

LAP(tuberculosis, IM, secondaries frm stomach and lung ca)
thyroid swellings
aneurysm
branchial cyst
cystic hygroma

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  #3

Infections: pharyngitis, dental abscess, otitis media, otitis externa, infectious mononucleosis, toxoplasmosis, CMV, Hepatitis, Adenavirus, rubeola
Malignancies: Hodgkin's dis, non-hodgkin's lymphoma, squamous cell CA of head and neck
Kikuchi disease ( http://www.emedicine.com/derm/topic938.htm )

For all kinds of lymphadenopathy lists:
http://www.emedhome.com/resources/pdfdatabase/60....

  #4

I am really thankful for mash and dxtxpx's answers smiling face







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